In scientific research, exploration is one of three purposes of empirical research (the other two being description and explanation). The term is commonly used metaphorically. For example, an individual may speak of exploring the Internet, sexuality, etc.

Notable periods of human exploration

Phoenician galley sailings

The Phoenicians (1550 BCE–300 BCE) traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea and Asia Minor though many of their routes are still unknown today. The presence of tin in some Phoenician artifacts suggests that they may have traveled to Britain. Some scientists speculate that they voyaged all the way to Central America, although this is disputed. According to Virgil's Aeneid and other ancient sources, the legendary Queen Dido was a Phoenician from Asia Minor who sailed to North Africa and founded the city of Carthage.

Mineral exploration

Mineral exploration is the process of finding ores (commercially viable concentrations of minerals) to mine. Mineral exploration is a much more intensive, organized and professional form of mineral prospecting and, though it frequently uses the services of prospecting, the process of mineral exploration on the whole is much more involved.

In scientific research, exploration is one of three purposes of empirical research (the other two being description and explanation). The term is commonly used metaphorically. For example, an individual may speak of exploring the Internet, sexuality, etc.

Notable periods of human exploration

Phoenician galley sailings

The Phoenicians (1550 BCE–300 BCE) traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea and Asia Minor though many of their routes are still unknown today. The presence of tin in some Phoenician artifacts suggests that they may have traveled to Britain. Some scientists speculate that they voyaged all the way to Central America, although this is disputed. According to Virgil's Aeneid and other ancient sources, the legendary Queen Dido was a Phoenician from Asia Minor who sailed to North Africa and founded the city of Carthage.

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While launching the journal, the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, EvelynBlackie, said the exploration results show several mineral deposits around the country including gold, bauxite and rutile, while production of bauxite, rutile, diamond and gold continues; ......

Operating losses at IrishexplorerBotswanaDiamonds increased by almost 45 per cent last year as the company lamented a lack of investment and a sector that is “out of favour” ... The company’s annual results show the increased losses can largely be attributed to a charge of €179,524 for the “impairment of exploration and evaluation assets”....

19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GoldenPredatorMining Corp ... Follow-up exploration of this new gold discovery is planned for 2019 starting with geophysical surveys designed to target blind intrusive-related gold mineralization at depth ... Exploration over the past two years has systematically advanced the project by establishing....

pgmrdlm writes. Bill Nye says the idea of Mars colonization and terraforming -- making a planet more Earth-like by modifying its atmosphere -- is science fiction ... As for living on Mars permanently ... While the series explores human beings living on the Red Planet and even mining it, that doesn't mean Nye buys into the idea ... And there is hardly any water....

"We are very pleased with these initial results and believe that they show we are achieving the goal of our exploration program as they indicate the potential to expand reserves and resources, which will ultimately support a longer mine life and our goal of maximizing grade....

De Beers Group is an international corporation that specializes in diamond exploration, mining, retail, trading and industrial manufacturing sectors. It has operations in 35 countries and mining takes place in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Canada ... "However, this is not happening in the mining sector....

You receive word that a mine the Kingdom relies on has been shut down and set off to investigate. You discover that the mining town is practically barren, as residents have disappeared and creatures have been spotted in the mines. What begins as a simple exploration and rescue job quickly escalated down a windy path deep underground....